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Ánimas

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.6K
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Ángela Molina, Luis Bermejo, Clare Durant, Chacha Huang, and Iván Pellicer in Ánimas (2018)
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This time, horror comes fron the other side.This time, horror comes fron the other side.This time, horror comes fron the other side.

  • Directors
    • Laura Alvea
    • José Ortuño
  • Writers
    • Laura Alvea
    • José Ortuño
  • Stars
    • Clare Durant
    • Iván Pellicer
    • Luis Bermejo
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    1.6K
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    • Directors
      • Laura Alvea
      • José Ortuño
    • Writers
      • Laura Alvea
      • José Ortuño
    • Stars
      • Clare Durant
      • Iván Pellicer
      • Luis Bermejo
    • 31User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Clare Durant
    • Álex
    Iván Pellicer
    Iván Pellicer
    • Abraham
    Luis Bermejo
    Luis Bermejo
    • Daniel
    Liz Lobato
    Liz Lobato
    • Laura
    Chacha Huang
    Chacha Huang
    • Anchi
    Ángela Molina
    Ángela Molina
    • Karla
    Manuela Pedraza
    • Abuela
    Rocío Borrallo
    • Presencia
    Adrián Fernández
    • Abraham (Niño)
    Cayetana Segovia Luque
    • Alex (Niña)
    • (as Cayetana Luque)
    Manuela Segovia Luque
    • Alex (Niña)
    José Baena
    • Niño Final
    Samurai
    • Bosco
    • Directors
      • Laura Alvea
      • José Ortuño
    • Writers
      • Laura Alvea
      • José Ortuño
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    10hizunyan

    Interesting topic

    This movie is unbelievable. I don't know why many people rated it so low,well maybe I do. This is not the kind of movie that anyone can see,it is hard to see, it is not easily understood. But I think it is one of the best movies I've seen so far this year. Spain movies are the best!
    5Patient444

    Better than you'd expect.

    Ok this one does not go full head on into horror. And to be honest, it's not focused on scares but more on the psychological part, as it would have been described better as so.

    But Animas has an alright execution, stays true to itself, does deliver on its premise and I think it came out as a success. Has more than one layer to it so you will have to take your time and wait, but by the end everything will make sense, leaving the viewer with a nice sense of closure and a fresh start feeling.

    It is a little movie indeed but one that managed to show exactly what it wanted, a twisted world with good backgrounds, soundtrack and a little more than meets the eye. Recommended.

    Cheers!
    6bennyal

    Solid and Original, but Frustrating

    I get why people are frustrated with this movie. As well-made and atmospheric as it is (the lighting, colour palette & VFX deserve special praise), absolutely none of it makes any sense until you know the twist ending. After that it's actually quite good, but it takes so long to draw you in with anything that actually has a point - and even then I can see why some might feel it isn't worth it, as the premise of the twist is a little shaky. The "horror" is mildly chilling at best, not scary, but overall this isn't a terrible film; it's just not as good as it might have been. Which is the most frustrating thing.
    7Reviews_of_the_Dead

    Interesting Twist on a Common Theme

    This was a film that I sought out on Netflix when I was trying to find 2019 horror films. I made a goal to watch at least one a week and I was struggling. This caused me to stumble on to this film. I came in pretty blind, just knowing that it is considered horror. The synopsis is two recently graduated teens have to deal with growing apart. Álex's (Clare Durant) friend Abraham (Iván Pellicer) gets his first girlfriend and she is isolated when stalked by a supernatural presence. The truth of what is happening is much darker than she realizes.

    We kick this off with a little girl entering an apartment building. We hear some people fighting and she finds a boy sitting on the steps. He looks sad and we see that he has a broken yo-yo. She sits next to him and tells him that she can fix it. She also tells him that she can control her heart rate with breathing techniques.

    The film then shifts 10 years later as they graduated from high school. This two have grown up. They are Abraham and Álex. They graduated from high school and are now trying to figure out what to do in life. Abraham gets invited to Anchi's (Chacha Huang) graduation party and he's excited. He has a crush on her.

    Both of them go to the party, but when Abraham goes up to talk to her, Álex decides to leave. She sees a dark entity as she does and it spooks her. Once she gets home, she goes to take a shower. Earlier in the film we see she cuts herself and to hide it, she does this on her side right below her breasts. She gets into the shower and we see the dark entity approaching her. It pulls back the shower curtain and she is freaked.

    The next morning Abraham calls her and asks her to come over for breakfast. She wants to tell him about what happened to her, but instead she asks how the night went with Anchi. He isn't really forthcoming with information, but he does reveal that she doesn't care for Álex. She isn't surprised.

    It is over there that we see Abraham's parents aren't doing well. Laura (Liz Lobato) is the mother and she does what she can to save it, but she is worn out. Her husband, Daniel (Luis Bermejo), only cares about his struggling business and ignores her. There's been a lot of fighting and it has worn out Abraham. He actually has to see psychoanalyst to try to right the trauma of his youth and it is interesting that he reveals Anchi does too. As Abraham's world crashes down around him, Álex is having issues of her own. When Abraham doesn't want to hear about it, we learn the truth of what is really going on here.

    As I stated earlier, I didn't know anything about this film coming in and that is really what I try to do in most cases. I will admit that I thought I knew what the title of the film meant, as it is something that comes up in Assassin's Creed video games, but I wasn't entirely sure if that is what it meant.

    This film though is interesting, because from Álex's point of view, it is a ghostly type film. She is being haunted by this dark entity that looks like a woman. The interesting thing though is that it is a moving black silhouette. I assumed it was a woman due to its long hair. The actual model for this figure is Ángela Molina. The truth of what this haunting her was an interesting reveal.

    My issue with it though comes from Abraham's point of view, only because it is a troupe we are seeing a lot of this lately and it is getting to be a bit overplayed. I won't be as harsh for this film, but that is because of what happens in the very beginning. It is something that can be quite common, especially when children have traumatic childhoods. Going back to the title of the film, it fully makes sense with a scene late in the film. I was really on board for it after that. This film is also great at making callbacks to things, which is good writing.

    Another aspect I really like is Abraham is a horror movie fan. He has posts on his wall of classics. He also enjoys watching them. Some of the posters actually are metaphorical, which is even better. On top of that though, there is a carpet used in the film that is from The Shining. I also think we get an image from the movie on the television at one point. As a horror fan, I like these subtle call outs.

    I do have to say the pacing of the film was good. I think a lot of that is in part due to the running time of 83 minutes. That is perfect though, because we aren't given a lot of filler. The film moves along as it builds tension and reveals things. I will admit I figured out the ending right around the midway point, but then I was hoping that it would do something to re-engage me. I thought how it played out was fine, but I wasn't in love with it. It is a decent twist on something we are seeing a lot these days.

    The acting for this film was pretty good. Durant I thought was solid. She has her best friend, but we see that she has her own demons to deal with. She wants to be happy for Abraham as he has found a girlfriend. Since these two only really only have each other, she is depressed about being alone. Pellicer on the other hand though is really the catalyst of the film. What he is deal with is the most important part. I'm trying to be vague in a lot of this as I don't want to spoil the film. The rest of the cast round out the film very well for what was needed as well.

    Effects for the film were also pretty good. The entity that we see was quite creepy. How it moved was solid. They also decided to have it be behind Álex when she doesn't realize it, which makes it that much creepier. The film was also shot very well and we get some interesting shots as it moves through air vents and around the building as well. This was pretty good aspect of the film.

    Now with that said, this film was pretty solid. This was a fun watch as I got to really experience it without it being spoiled. It has an interesting subject matter of two teens who have just graduated and trying to deal with their broken lives. Seeing them cope with the structure of school ending and coming into adulthood is scary, even for those not deal with what they were. It has some interesting supernatural elements to it, even though it has a concept that is a bit played out. There is a solid twist on a concept that many people experience though, I do have to give it credit there. I thought the acting was really good and the effects with how it shot were pretty solid. The score of the film really didn't hurt or help the film for me. I would say that overall, it is an above average film. I will warn you that it is a co-production from Spain and Belgium. It was in Spanish and I watched it with subtitles on. If that's an issue, you might want to avoid this one.
    7armanwhannell

    WTFF !!! COOOL

    That was quite interesting. The conclusion was everything.

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      In the hospital scene, after Abraham's dad has been hit by a car, a child can be seen in the background dressed like Freddy Krueger; they're also seen in a very quick close up during the flashback at the end of the film. There are some tentative similarities between the dream worlds in both films, and the horrors that can be found within them.
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      There's a mid-credits scene.
    • Connections
      References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Belgium
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ánimas: Fängslade själar
    • Filming locations
      • Seville, Seville, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Claqueta, La
      • Tito Clint Movies
      • Animas
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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